Ronnie O’Sullivan is the best snooker player in the world. He’s also the most tormented.

How a high-powered lawyer and a rough-edged private detective ended up at the center of the biggest, dirtiest scandal in Hollywood history.

Ethnicity and primary education in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Part of Guernica’s ‘Writer’s Bloc’ series.

On a young Arnold Schwarzenegger and the body-building culture of Venice Beach in the 1970s.

A profile of the Mexican newsweekly, a “lone voice” in reporting on the narcos.

How a group of men with nicknames like “Emperor” and “Spear Carrier” tipped the balance in South Sudan’s fight for independence.

The rise and fall of Bernard von NotHaus, the creator of the most successful (and some say illegal) alternative currency in the U.S.

The inside story of how an ABC nature shoot in Africa end up producing  a snuff film.

Hipsters vs. Hasids in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A skirmish over a bike lane becomes a battle for a neighborhood.

David Petraeus, father of the surge and the uncontested “most competitive” man in the military.

In post-Shock and Awe Baghdad, the relationship between a war reporter and his Iraqi guide falls apart.

An interview with cinematographer Harris Savides on the enduring appeal of the visual style of films shot in the 1970s.

The bloody, often surreal, fight for Kosovo’s independence was led by a man moonlighting as a roofer in Switzerland.

When Bob Dylan met Allen Ginsberg; a chapter from Sean Wilentz’s forthcoming Bob Dylan in America.

How misdirected incentives in the bewildering medical supply industry keep innovative, life-saving equipment from reaching hospitals.

The comeback of Marty Reisman, the most flamboyant figure in the history of table tennis, and the self-proclaimed greatest hardbat player ever.

What happened next for Harry Whittington, the guy Cheney shot in the face? Not an apology.

Published on the eve of Iran’s 2009 presidential election and subsequent protests, a look at the booze-fueled, hijab-less underground party scene in the capital.

The author of True Grit on growing up in Arkansas during World War II.

An opinion piece on the structural causes of unrest in Egypt; the business fraternity, globalization, and the fate of Egyptian women.

Wags Lending and the brave new world of of financing in “niches where we’re dealing with emotional borrowers.”

Deaf, mute and undocumented, he was charged 12 years ago with a capital crime and has been in legal limbo ever since.

In family court, judges must decide whether the risks at home outweigh the risks of separating a family.

A series of conversations with the WikiLeaks founder about his role in the 2016 presidential election.